Qualifying Rules for the National Championships

To qualify for the NASTAR National Championships participants must win a medal on one or more race days. 

Participants can qualify throughout the season with the last day of qualification on March 31st. NASTAR participants will qualify when they win a medal on one or more race days.

Racers will be placed in their ability division based on Divisional Placement Rule.

Participants that do not have an opportunity to race and qualify by March 31st must request a discretionary entry by emailing, bmadsen@outsideinc.com. Participants that have a NASTAR race history will be placed in the division where they most recently earned a ranking. Participants without a history of racing NASTAR will start racing in the Bronze Division.

Racers that earn a silver, gold or platinum level handicap in the Bronze Division race, will advance to the Silver Division race. Participants that earn a gold or platinum level handicap in the silver division race will advance to the Gold Division race. Participants that earn a platinum-level handicap in the gold division race will advance to the Platinum Division race.